The history of every M̄aori family, the whakapapa, maintains the connection with its ancestors’ waka. As they navigated across the vast distances, they discovered more than 20 000 islands. Most are tiny coral reefs, or the tips of high volcanic peaks jutting out of the ocean depths. These remote islands are separated by hundreds of kilometres of open sea. The navigation of these vast ocean distances remains one of the greatest achievements in human history. 11.3 SkillBuilder Activity COMMUNICATING Imagine you and your family decide to travel a vast distance and settle in new land. 1. Identify possible reasons that could encourage or force you to leave your home. 2. Deduce what items you might need to take with you to set up a new life. You could group them under the following headings: • Items needed for the trip • Items needed for the new settlement If you want to, you could also construct subheadings under those headings, such as: • food requirements • tools • building supplies • agricultural supplies. 3. Demonstrate your findings to the class in a brief oral presentation. Reflect on and determine what are the key factors driving migration of this sort. Also determine what are the most important requirements for building a new settlement. You may want to include visual elements in your presentation.
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Identify the correct words from the options below and complete the passage. Not all options will be used. Aotearoa Southern Ocean Hawai’i RapaNui Pacific Ocean Polynesia refers to the __________________________ region or triangle bordered by __________________________ in the north, __________________________ in the east and __________________________ in the south. 2. Determine whether the following sentence is True or False. Historians believe that the voyages by ancient Polynesians were accidental. 3. Polynesian sailing / migration / exploration is considered one of the ‘greatest stories of world exploration in human history’ due to the sheer temperature / magnitude / depth of the Pacific Ocean and the pirates / weather / dangers associated with open-sea voyaging. 4. Recall when from where migration and settlement of the Hawaiian Islands took place. 5. Explain how the ancient Polynesians knew that there were other lands in their region. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Name the sorts of flora and fauna Polynesians brought with them on their voyages. 7. The scene in SOURCE3 illustrates the Raiatea islanders sailing their canoes from Raiatea in French Polynesia to Aotearoa (New Zealand). Use SOURCE2 to construct a map of a possible route for this journey.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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